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Roger Moellman
New member
Username: greasy1025
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 12:14 pm: | 
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how much hp is to much? lots of people are telling me the motor i am puting on my 16ft low v hall is way to much. it is a 90hp evinrude what do you all think? is it to much and how fast should it go? |
Jason Martin
New member
Username: zebedee
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 03:47 pm: |
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I have a 70 HP on a 16' Sea Nymph fish-n-ski and hit 35 MPH |
charles harris
Member
Username: cehmass
Post Number: 19
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:35 pm: |
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I have a enivrude 90 hp on 15' Bonito bow rider,Iget a clean 45 mph.
is there a specfic hp rating for your unit.
there should be a little plate mounted in your boat some place it should say max hp rating. |
IBNFISHN
Advanced Member
Username: ibnfshn
Post Number: 295
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 09:09 pm: |
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It depends on how the boat was made, construction material, etc. I had a 16ft Bonito with a 150 on it. But the important thing is it was rated for it. Not a good idea to go above the boat's rating. |
64X55
Member
Username: 64x55
Post Number: 4
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:01 pm: |
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We had a 15' Crestliner with a mild V hull and an 85 Johnson (pretty much the same as the 90). It did great. Ran about 42 mph when it was new. 20 years of hard use slowed her down to about 40. It always felt very safe. As noted above, the rating is usually a good "safe" target. |
